At one stopover in a town, a huge banner was written in bold letters: FAMINE IN AFR/CA~ PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY TO SAVE THE STARVING PEOPLE.

在一个镇上的中转站挂着一个巨型横幅，上面用黑体字写着： ¨非洲饥荒，请您慷慨解囊，拯救饥饿的人们。¨在那儿有一大群 人在排队捐赠。

A large crowd was queuing to hand over their donations.Near the door of the town hall stood a beautiful young girl, poorly but neatly¹ dressed.

市政厅的门旁站着一个漂亮的小姑娘，她的衣服质地很差， 却很整洁。她注视着眼前的人们，眼里闪烁着害羞的神情。

With shy glances she watched the people before her. She saw a merchant who laid a bag of 90ld on the table.

她看 见一位商人把一袋金子放在了桌上。

Then came a rich lady with haughty² looks who offered a variety of jewels; some others handed cash, clothing's and foodstuff³, The girl was reluctant to take her turn but at last, summoning up her courage, she stepped forward.

接着，一位傲慢的贵夫人拿 出了各种珠宝，其他人也递上了现金、衣服和食物。小姑娘还在犹豫要不要捐，最终她还是鼓起勇气走上前去。

"But...it is so small I am ashamed to offer it. It seems worthless, but it is all I have, "she said.

¨可是……这太少了，我都不好意思拿出来。它看起来一文不值， 但这是我所有的东西了。¨她说道。

"We are grateful for e\ten the smallest offering," the man at the counter replied kindly⁴. "Here it is, I have nothing else to give," she added timidly, she drew under her cloak two long thick plaits of her golden hair.

¨即使是最少的捐赠，我们也 非常感激，¨柜台旁的人和善地说口¨给，我没有别的可捐了。”她羞怯地补充说。她从披风下拽出两根又长又粗的金色辫子

As she did so, the hood⁵ of hercloak fell back, showing the beautifully young head shorn of its golden glory.

这时， 披风的风帽掉了下来，露出已失去金色光环的漂亮的小脑袋。

The generosity⁶ of this beautiful girl to donate her most priceless possession, her golden locks of hair, overshadowed all the glittering gold or j8wels of the other donors⁷.

这个漂亮的小姑娘慷慨地捐出了她最珍贵的财产一一她的 金发，令其他捐赠者的闪闪发光的金子、珠宝等捐赠物都黯然失色。